This small print, one of five in a portfolio titled Scenic Views of Sapporo, Hand-printed Woodblock Collection, Volume 1, pictures the campus of Hokkaido Imperial University with the statue of its founder William S. Clark on a pedestal on the left. The bust was melted down during WWII and reconstructed in 1947. The five prints in this portfolio feature scenic views on or near the campus of Hokkaido University, the former Hokkaido Imperial University..
Source: website of Hokkaido University https://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/about/a-proud-history/
Renamed Hokkaido University in 1947, Hokkaido Imperial University was founded as Sapporo Agricultural College in 1876 by Dr. William S. Clark, former president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College in the United States. Its name was changed in 1907 to Agricultural College of Tohoku Imperial University and in 1918 it became the 5th university on mainland Japan to a group of seven Imperial Universities formed by the Imperial Japanese government.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1568a |
| Title | Campus of Hokkaido Imperial University 北海道帝國大學構内 [title as written in portfolio's table of contents] |
| Series | Scenic Views of Sapporo Hand-printed Woodblock Collection, Volume 1 札幌風景手摺版画集 第一輯 |
| Artist | Katō Tetsunosuke (active c. 1925–1950) |
| Signature | no signature |
| Seal | unread seal of artist  |
| Date | c. 1947 |
| Publisher | Sapporo Tourist Association 札幌観光協会発行 Sapporo kankō kyōkai |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - tipped along the top onto backing sheet |
| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 3 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (9.8 x 14.8 cm) |
| H x W Image | 3 3/16 x 5 1/8 in. (8.1 x 13 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Sapporo Municipal Central Library 0206-01-119 |
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